A transactional real
estate attorney with an emphasis in acquisitions, dispositions, commercial
leasing, and technology issues affecting real estate, Westhoff joins the firm’s
Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental practice group as a partner.

Sheppard, Mullin chair
Guy Halgren said that Westhoff’s addition was “a great step toward achieving
our strategic goal of continuing to grow our Los Angeles office and the firm as
a whole, by adding marquee partners and groups.”

Domenic Drago, chair of
the firm’s Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental practice group, praised Westhoff
as “one of the leading real estate attorneys in Los Angeles,” and said her
“significant transactional experience is an excellent addition to our top-notch
Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental practice group, both complementing our
existing capabilities and expanding our breadth.”

Westhoff said that she
was impressed by Sheppard Mullin’s real estate group, and commented that the
firm “offers an excellent platform to continue to grow my practice, coupled
with a firmwide collegial culture.”

A graduate of LoyolaMarymountUniversity and USCLawSchool, Westhoff was admitted
to the State Bar in 1986. She also holds an MBA from USC’s Marshall School of
Business.

Established in 1927,
Sheppard Mullin is a full service firm with more than 560 attorneys in 11 offices
located throughout California and in New York, Washington, D.C. and Shanghai.